Archive for March 2012
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March 30, 2012
Lawmaker seeks limits on types of info on student ID cards
A bill restricting the types of information included on student identification cards - including any reflection of a pupils' academic performance - is one of many curriculum bills lawmakers are expected to take up in the coming weeks.
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March 30, 2012
House approves transit bill - but not the money for rural schools
The U.S. House of Representatives ended a weeks-long standoff and passed a stopgap three-month bill Thursday to keep federal highway money flowing - but the measure does not include funds for rural schools and counties.
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March 29, 2012
State Mandate Commission expands suspension-expulsion claims
The Commission on State Mandates announced earlier this month opening the window for accepting claims for an expanded list of claimable activities tied to suspension and expulsions.
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March 29, 2012
Bill revising K-12 seismic standards clears key committee, other actions
Legislation to ensure California school buildings meet seismic safety standards - and that documentation certifying compliance is processed in a timely manner - passed out of the Senate Education Committee on Thursday.
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March 28, 2012
Feds announce new round of i3 grant competition
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday invitations for another round of competitive grants through the Investing in Innovation program.
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March 28, 2012
Judge’s tentative ruling strikes down schools’ claim of Prop 98 manipulation
A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Tuesday tentatively rejected claims from a coalition of school groups that last summer's state budget illegally excluded sales tax revenue from the Proposition 98 guarantee.
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March 27, 2012
School construction money running dry, legislative revisions considered
The money is gone, but applications for state support of new school facilities continue to pour in and the panel in charge is facing some difficult choices.
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March 27, 2012
Report shows SoCal tops NorCal districts in service to students of color
The largest unified districts in Southern California tend to achieve better outcomes in educating traditionally underserved student populations than their Northern California counterparts, based on newly-released assessments of how well schools are teaching Latino, African-American and low-income students.
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March 27, 2012
School bond bill not among the package of pending facility measures
For school facility managers, perhaps the most important legislation this session is one that appears to be no longer viable - a bill that would have authorized placing a statewide school bond measure before voters in the fall.
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March 26, 2012
Brown’s weighted school formula challenged by English learner advocates
The governor's proposal for restructuring school funding drew concerns from an unexpected corner Monday, with advocates of English learners raised concerns about the administration's plan to drop restrictions on key categorical spending for disadvantage students.
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